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basketballer

American  
[bas-kit-baw-ler] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔ lər /

noun

  • basketballers
    plural
  1. a basketball player.


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On one track, he appears to target LA Lakers basketballer LeBron James, who attended a Lamar gig when the beef was at its peak.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

She said the issue hit close to home since her wife, retired Spanish basketballer Marta, is still in the process of seeking US citizenship.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

The 24-year-old has three wins on his professional boxing record against fellow social media star AnEson Gib, ex-NBA basketballer Nate Robinson and mixed-martial-artist Ben Askren.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2021

Ali might have been a professional basketballer, having once been good enough to earn a scholarship to a private college in California.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2019

As a basketballer Mitchell understood the importance of transition, when the ball changes hands from one team to the other, which has become the foundation of the modern All Blacks’ style of play.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2018

That was enough to give him victory over basketballers Patrick Whelan and Blake Bowman of the Leicester Riders.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022

Alcott said the clash of wheels in the second set was something wheelchair basketballers do if they’re nervous, just to “get contact.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2021

“It’s like when you go to America and ask to find cricketers. That’s how it is trying to find basketballers here.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2019

Later that year, a summer league for ex-college basketballers was organized and their games were played weekday evenings in the Cal State Los Angeles gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2016

The poor, mangled bodies of plastic basketballers littered the carpeted ground: here, a ball palmed by a disembodied hand; there, two torsoless legs caught midjump.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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